Practice Lab Objectives (1) - CMOS Inverter Switching Characteristics & Delay Analysis
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of performing transient simulations?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the inverter's output as the input changes.

Question 2 Easy

Define propagation delay in your own words.

💡 Hint: Consider the timing from input change to output response.

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Question 1

What does tpHL refer to in a CMOS inverter?

Input rising to output falling delay
Input falling to output rising delay
Total propagation delay

💡 Hint: Think about which transition points you are evaluating.

Question 2

True or False: Load capacitance decreases propagation delay.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how capacitance affects charge/discharge times.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider designing a CMOS inverter with a target propagation delay of 15 ps driving 50 fF. Detail the steps you would take to achieve this.

💡 Hint: Reference our lessons on iterative design and testing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how increasing the W/L ratio of PMOS affects the overall delay when keeping the NMOS ratio constant.

💡 Hint: Use data from previous experiments to support your conclusion.

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